[francisofascii]

I have a ninth grade daughter who we don't allow a smart phone. She has a dumb phone without group text. She still has friends that hang out at school, games, Starbucks etc. She is the only one in her friend group without a smart phone. Not having all the social media apps is great for her. Yes, she misses out on group texts, chat, silly non-sense, but she can check out at night, and focus on homework or going to bed.